Jonathan Frakes

Jonathan Frakes

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayAug 19, 1952
BiographyJonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films and series. He has also hosted the anthology series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, voiced David Xanatos in the Disney television series Gargoyles, and narrated the History Channel documentary Lee and Grant. He is the credited author of the novel The Abductors: Conspiracy, which was ghostwritten by Dean Wesley Smith.

Frakes began directing episodes of The Next Generation during its third season, and went on to direct the feature films Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and episodes of the later Star Trek series Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, Strange New Worlds, Picard, and Starfleet Academy. He also directed the feature films Clockstoppers (2002) and Thunderbirds (2004). He has since directed prolifically for television, including for The Librarian television films and series, Roswell, Leverage, Castle, and Burn Notice.

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Known For

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Ended

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Host
Gargoyles
Ended

Gargoyles

as David Xanatos
North and South
Ended

North and South

as Stanley Hazard
Paper Dolls
Ended

Paper Dolls

as Sandy Parris
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Ended

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Commander William T. Riker
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Ended

Star Trek: very Short Treks

as Riker
That's Impossible!
Ended

That's Impossible!

as Narrator

Part of Crew

Roswell
Ended

Roswell

as Executive Producer
The Librarians
Ended

The Librarians

as Co-Executive Producer

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